Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-08-13

and that they did not want to kill sny body if they could help it. Al this ar other remarked that the engineer an fireman were Tn his belief, already dead The first one then answered with sl oath.
 | WE'LL O. D. THEM,
 they should have stopped when sig nailed"
 William Zsbriskie, brakeman. WAS i, the sleeper when the sttsck was made Hearing the explosions of the torpedoe, on the track-which were probsbl, small pieces of giant powder-he weni out and attempted to get down and in vestigste. He was however, shot st and ordered back with an oath, rbe bullet cutting close 10 his head, He needed no second bidding to 20 back, but goi inside as quickly as possible. He met Gillespie by the door and apprIsed him of the situation. At this instance two bullets were fired into the car. one entered fortunately a vacant birth, passed through a pillow and some cloth. ing and fell Tn the aisle on the car floor where it was picked up by s passenger. This morning on the arrival of the re- lief tram while officers were exsm,pinr footprints on the bank where the sup posed roooer was Seen to be lying, they were sccosted by one of the passengers who gave bis name ss James P. Kelley. stating that be was the party seen lying on the bill. When questioned he said he wss in the smoker when the firing commenced and for a better view of what was going on had left the car and taken position on the side of the hill He could be said, have killed one or more of the robbers but desisted through fear of them killing the express messen- ger. Considering the circumstances marshall Underwood considered it best to order him under arrest and he is now in jail here pending sn ex6minat He maiptsins his innocence, but ac- knovledges acting somewhat fooIlshly in going where he ssys he did, Kelly was formerly 8 member of Capt. Mssons troop, 4th Cavalry and was discharged some tune since. He got on the train at Stein's Pass and has an smisrant ticket for Los Angeles. Marshal Underwood will go to Stsins Pass tonight to en- quire into his sntecedents and if nothing esn be found to eriminste him he will be given his liberty.
 As before stated the trail of the rob bers headed north in the direction of the Rincon range of mountains. The trail was taken up ct s o'clock this morning by Sheriff Shibell and five deputies, all mounted snd 6 Mexican trailer on foot. They had proceeded but c short distance when they found
 sl,0O0 IN MzxIoAN SILVER, where it hsd been abandoned by the robbers. Two linen dusters, one Amer Icsn S2O gold piecs, one silver dollar and one half dollar American money were also found. These things were tshen charge of by Mr. Uodervood and the posse kept on the trsil. since which time nothing has been heard of them.
 At the request of the United States Marshal. Major Moves kindly furnished detachment of Is csvalrymen to aid in pursuit. and stated that be would furn- ish ss many more as wanted.
 The following offer of
 s20O0 REWARD PER MAN, by the railroad and express companies, has been kindly furnished us by Super intendent Noble:
 OFFICE OF GENERAL SUPr
 San Francisco, Aug. II, 1887. To UNITED STATES MARsHALs, SHERIFFs, POLICE
 OFFICERS, DETECTIVES, RAILROAD AeESTs,
 AND OTHERS :-
 Our west bound rassenger train, when at a point about mIles east of PspsgO Ariz at 10 O lock on the night f August 10th was par italy wrecked. the engine thrown of the track, and hrs m n and engi eer injured, an the ex- pres car blown open and rObned by four men The u.hern Pacific Company hereby offers a reward oi SlO0O for the arrest and conviction of each Ofs i'd robbers, snd a hka reward is Of- fered by Wells, Fargo d Co.'S Exprsss.
 J. A. FILLMORE,
 Gen'l Supt,
 It is not known how much money the robbers got away with. Wells, Fargo & Co.'S agents although somewhat reticent admit s30O0. but as the robbers got away with the entire contents of the safe. the general belief is that it was much more. This, however, will be known later on